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by Almut Albrecht
Restoration work at the Chua Ong Pagoda in Can Tho, Vietnam
The Chua Ong Pagoda is situated at the riverfront of the Hau River (also named Can Tho River,a branch of the Mekong River) beside a great Ho-Chi Minh Statue. It is a colourful place built in the late nineteenth century by the Chinese townsman Huynh An Thai. Inside vietnamese men restore the little temple while other vietnamese people still went on praying or offering sacrifices to several altars of the pagoda.
“Living in the Mekongdelta”, Can Tho, Vietnam
“Living” in the Mekongdelta that means for the most people in this region of Vietnam to live in floating houses, to move and work by boat, to be connected with the world by the Mekong River and its branches. A few impressions from me which I took by a boat trip with a friendly vietnamese guide who took me into some little branches of the Hau River near Can Tho.
floating market in Can Tho (1), Vietnam
Early in the morning at 4 30 am I took a boat with a vietnamese guide to the famous floating market in Can Tho. It was quite difficult to take photographs cause of the little boat I was sitting in and the great, traditional wooden boats of the people who sell and buy fruits and vegetables on the market. The atmosphere in the morning, the people on their boats, who wait for customers, other boats and the beginning of the market, was impressive. Everything seemed so silent and attentive. Here are some of my attempts to document this morning on the floating market in Can Tho.
crossing the Hau River in Can Tho, Vietnam
An old ferry crosses the Hau River (big branch of the Mekong River) in Can Tho at the Ninh Kieu quay. Women and men cross the river by little boats and transport people and bicycles.
Chau Phu Temple in Chau Doc, Vietnam
The Chau Phu Temple is situated in the center of Chau Doc near the market. The Temple was built in 1926 to honor the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam. In the temple you find chinese and vietnamese motifs. The atmosphere is quite vivant: children play with marbles at the entrance of the Temple and many vietnamese people visit the temple hall and offer flowers as a sacrifice.
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